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Assistant Professor (Research) & Associate Director of Translational Bioinforamtics and Computational BiolomaUniversity of ArizonaLussier Research Group, Center for Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsUnited States-Arizona-Tucson We are looking for a computational systems biologist or a translational bioinformatician (bioinformatics), to join the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics of The University of Arizona as Research Assistant Professor to serve the research enterprise. The ideal candidate will be a skilled technologist with excellent written communication skills and strong analytical and interpersonal skills. The candidate should demonstrate the capacity to identify and solve analytical problems jointly with client scientists and investigators. A successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual who can work independently, and at the same time be a team player capable of working with collaborators and scientific team members
This successful candidate will work under the direction of Dr. Yves A. Lussier, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, and Associate Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics. The candidate will be an integral part of the bioinformatics service team.   Minimum qualifications:
* Undergraduate or graduate degree in a quantitative science (e.g. computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, physics, etc).
* Graduate degree required (e.g. PhD, etc).
* At least four (4) years programming experience (e.g., Java, Python, R).
Preferred qualifications (any or a combination of the following):
* Experience or training in computational biology or translational bioinformatics is required.
* Familiarity with the Linux &/or Unix computing environments required and previous experience implementing processes in a grid and/or CLOUD environment.
* Experience with the challenges of short read sequencing technologies desirable.
* Experience with challenges in gene expression, copy number variation, and other genetic anomalies desired.
* Experience with SQL query language desired.
* Experience with bioinformatics software such as BLAST, CLUSTALW, GMOD, ENSMBL, UCSC Genome Browser, EMBOSS, Galaxy, GenePattern and others desirable.
* Knowledge of internal, commercial, and publicly available bioinformatics tools and data sets.
* Experience instructing scientists on the use of computational biology tools.
* Experience in handling of diverse bioinformatics needs of scientists.
* Successfully demonstrated communication and organization skills.
* The ability to relate biological processes to mathematical models that can be solved computationally.
* Working knowledge about Big Data technologies (i.e. Hadoop, NoSQL, Pregel, Hive) is a plus.
Job Information
Position Type: Faculty Reference (Job ID number): Job Number: 57813
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: open
Contact Information
University of Arizona
Lussier Research Group, Center for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Yves Lussier
Yves@email.arizona.eduandccCKenost@email.arizona.eduwww.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=215565
How To Apply:Apply at www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=215565
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Assistant Professor (Research) & Associate Director of Translational Bioinforamtics and Computational BiolomaUniversity of ArizonaLussier Research Group, Center for Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsUnited States-Arizona-Tucson We are looking for a computational systems biologist or a translational bioinformatician (bioinformatics), to join the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics of The University of Arizona as Research Assistant Professor to serve the research enterprise. The ideal candidate will be a skilled technologist with excellent written communication skills and strong analytical and interpersonal skills. The candidate should demonstrate the capacity to identify and solve analytical problems jointly with client scientists and investigators. A successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual who can work independently, and at the same time be a team player capable of working with collaborators and scientific team members
This successful candidate will work under the direction of Dr. Yves A. Lussier, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, and Associate Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics. The candidate will be an integral part of the bioinformatics service team.   Minimum qualifications:
* Undergraduate or graduate degree in a quantitative science (e.g. computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, physics, etc).
* Graduate degree required (e.g. PhD, etc).
* At least four (4) years programming experience (e.g., Java, Python, R).
Preferred qualifications (any or a combination of the following):
* Experience or training in computational biology or translational bioinformatics is required.
* Familiarity with the Linux &/or Unix computing environments required and previous experience implementing processes in a grid and/or CLOUD environment.
* Experience with the challenges of short read sequencing technologies desirable.
* Experience with challenges in gene expression, copy number variation, and other genetic anomalies desired.
* Experience with SQL query language desired.
* Experience with bioinformatics software such as BLAST, CLUSTALW, GMOD, ENSMBL, UCSC Genome Browser, EMBOSS, Galaxy, GenePattern and others desirable.
* Knowledge of internal, commercial, and publicly available bioinformatics tools and data sets.
* Experience instructing scientists on the use of computational biology tools.
* Experience in handling of diverse bioinformatics needs of scientists.
* Successfully demonstrated communication and organization skills.
* The ability to relate biological processes to mathematical models that can be solved computationally.
* Working knowledge about Big Data technologies (i.e. Hadoop, NoSQL, Pregel, Hive) is a plus.
Job Information
Position Type: Faculty Reference (Job ID number): Job Number: 57813
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: open
Contact Information
University of Arizona
Lussier Research Group, Center for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
Yves Lussier
Yves@email.arizona.eduandccCKenost@email.arizona.eduwww.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=215565
How To Apply:Apply at www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=215565
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